Kindly share photos in flowering On Thu, 11 Apr, 2024, 5:45 pm [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote:
> A photo of a patch of Lambs lettuce / Corn salad (*V.locusta*} self sown > from seeds fallen from the plants whose photo I had posted last year > photographed on 2nd April. At this stage they were ideal for use as a > salad. Today (11th April) they have started flowering. As in early spring > fields in Kashmir valley lie fallow it can be introduced as a profitable > crop in Kashmir. Unfortunately the seeds are not available in India. When I > found Lamb's Lettuce seeds advertised on Amazon I placed an order and > received lettuce seeds instead. Again I found Corn Salad advertised on > Flipkart but received Corn(Maize) seeds instead. I would request the > agriculture department of the UT to import the seeds and start its > cultivation here as the climate is ideal for its cultivation here and it > could be a valuable exotic plant. I tasted the leaves and found they have a > slight mucilaginous texture very different from that of ordinary salads > like lettuce > > On Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 8:48:28 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote: > >> As* V.locusta *has been reported only from Srinagar first by Gurcharan >> ji and then by me in my post and as it is a popular salad in Europe I think >> that plants in Srinagar could have been introduced by British officers >> during British rule especially those with a taste for French cuisine where >> it is served under the name *Doucette *and* Raiponce.* >> Regards >> Taffazull >> >> On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 12:39:18 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: >> >>> Surprising *Valerianella locusta *is not listed in the area as per POWO >>> <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859937-1> >>> and CoL >>> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/59b0f85b5f385d6a4372a523c76aa621> >>> . >>> However, BSI >>> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/speciesList_PCL.action?resultType=genusWise&parent_Id=29083&parent_Name=valerianella> >>> lists this species along with 3 others. >>> Pl. see and analyse. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 25 Jun 2023 at 15:18, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Am attaching an1885 illustration of the plant which is in the public >>>> domain and which is very helpful. >>>> *Attribution:* Public Domain, >>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8666 >>>> Regards >>>> Taffazull >>>> On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 3:15:49 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Some interesting facts from a Wikipedia article about this herb: >>>>> Its common European names are *lamb's lettuce, common cornsalad, *or >>>>> simply *cornsalad, mâche (/mɑːʃ/), fetticus, feldsalat, nut lettuce, >>>>> field salad and valerian salad. *In restaurants that feature *French >>>>> cuisine*, it may be called *doucette *or *raiponce*.In some areas in >>>>> Germany it is called *Rapunzel *and is the origin of the long haired >>>>> lady's name in the famous fairy tale. >>>>> Regarding its use as a vegetable it is written that: >>>>> "*It has been eaten in Britain for centuries and appears in John >>>>> Gerard's Herbal of 1597. It was grown commercially in London from the late >>>>> 18th or early 19th century and appeared on markets as a winter vegetable, >>>>> but it only became available in modern supermarkets there in the 1980s. >>>>> American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mâche at his home.*" >>>>> Maybe the plants were introduced in Srinagar during British rule. >>>>> Its cultivation and promotion as an exotic vegetable can be an >>>>> attractive proposition for enterprising entrepreneurs in Kashmir. >>>>> Regards >>>>> Taffazull >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11:28:32 AM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thank you Gurcharan ji!! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 23 Jun, 2023, 10:47 am [email protected], < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Gurcharan ji, >>>>>>> Thanks for the correct I.D. and the attached paper. >>>>>>> It is surely * Valerianella locusta *and not valerian. >>>>>>> Hope the photos add to efloraofindia collection as I did not find >>>>>>> any photos there. >>>>>>> The calyx lobes in ripe fruit(photo attached) have a single tooth. >>>>>>> With sincere regards >>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 8:22:29 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Not Valeriana rather Valerianella. Check for V. locusta, I had >>>>>>>> recorded it as new record in India in 1974, paper attached. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 10:12:39 AM UTC+5:30 >>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Dear Shakir ji, >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the ID. >>>>>>>>> However according to Wikipedia Valerians have trifoliate pinnate >>>>>>>>> leaves with serrated edges but here leaves are entire .Veins are not >>>>>>>>> prominent (very different from leaves in *V.himalayana *photo at >>>>>>>>> EFI). Also branching appears to be dichotomous (See attached >>>>>>>>> photo).Also >>>>>>>>> altitude of Rawathpora is about1600 meters while *V.himalayana >>>>>>>>> *according >>>>>>>>> to FOP occurs at 3000-5000m asl. Perhaps identification of the >>>>>>>>> species would bring more clarity. >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10:30:00 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Valeriana sp. >>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 4:14:41 PM UTC+5:30 >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>>>>>> Please help ID this herb which has some peculiar features as >>>>>>>>>>> mentioned below: >>>>>>>>>>> Habitat: Edge of lawn in Rawathpora Srinagar. Almost all photos >>>>>>>>>>> were taken in either the last week of April or first half of May >>>>>>>>>>> Habit : Herb with green stem 10-15 cm high. L eaves opposite >>>>>>>>>>> about 5-6mm broad X 12 -15mm long. >>>>>>>>>>> Branching cymose. Inflorescence is compact and probably cymose >>>>>>>>>>> Some peculiar features: >>>>>>>>>>> 1.Calyx gamosepalous with five lobes three narrow 0.5mmX 1.5mm >>>>>>>>>>> and two broad 0.5mm X1.5 mm. The calyx is fused with the ovary and >>>>>>>>>>> can not >>>>>>>>>>> be separated from it. The lobes can be clearly seen in fruit( See >>>>>>>>>>> photo 5 >>>>>>>>>>> and photo8). >>>>>>>>>>> 2.The Corolla has 5 lobes 0.5mm long and Corolla Tube is 1.5mm >>>>>>>>>>> long and becomes very narrow at the bottom and seems to be attached >>>>>>>>>>> directly to upper part of the ovary . In my limited experience this >>>>>>>>>>> is the >>>>>>>>>>> first time I have seen a corolla tube attached to the upper part of >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> ovary.( (See photo 4,photo 5 and photo 6) >>>>>>>>>>> 3. The style is so thin and transparent that it is barely >>>>>>>>>>> visible but when see seen with a microscope(X50) is clearly trifid >>>>>>>>>>> (See >>>>>>>>>>> photo 7). The filaments of the 5 stamens are also very thin, >>>>>>>>>>> transparent >>>>>>>>>>> and barely visible. Because of the narrowness of the corolla tube >>>>>>>>>>> in the >>>>>>>>>>> lower portion I could not ascertain the point of attachment of the >>>>>>>>>>> stamens. >>>>>>>>>>> The fruit seems to contain a single seed.(see photo 9) >>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>> the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/fjWj_Eqav0U/unsubscribe >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/2f6a5f48-b5e9-411c-89f1-999833416e6fn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/2f6a5f48-b5e9-411c-89f1-999833416e6fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8df45ee8-6727-41da-b4cc-c57a5e48f448n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8df45ee8-6727-41da-b4cc-c57a5e48f448n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/fjWj_Eqav0U/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8ff4e6f6-198e-4fd2-9bd3-044147e01747n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8ff4e6f6-198e-4fd2-9bd3-044147e01747n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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